Welcome to the inaugural issue of Employment Law Review, which will be a regular report from Dechert’s Labor and Employment Practice. In this edition, we examine some of the most important employment law developments of the past year in Belgium, England and Wales, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Russia and the United States, focusing on both new legislation and case law developments.

In This Issue:

- p1 Belgium
- p2 England and Wales
- p4 France
- p6 Germany
- p8 Luxembourg
- p10 Russia
- p11 United States of America

Excerpt from Page 1, Belgium:

BELGIUM
Change to notice periods for workers With effect from 12 April 2011, new legislation modified the length of the notice periods for workers whose employment began after 31 December 2011.

The minimum notice periods for terminating the employment of blue collar workers have been increased by 15%...

Please see full update below for more information.